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A CROSS MARKS THE SPOT

I enjoyed reading Julian Humphrys’ article about the Battle of Brunanburh (Battlefield, September 2017. After a good summary of the debate over the battlefield’s elusive location, he concludes that “unless… there’s a stunning archaeological find, the debate will rumble on”.

You may be interested to hear that there probably does exist a stunning archaeological artefact relating to this battle, namely the Nunburnholme Cross in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

This theory is reinforced by the fact that the village of Nunburnholme has a strong claim to being near the site of the battlefield. Nunburnholme, which was called ‘Brunham’ in Anglo-Saxon times, lies halfway between York and Beverley, and 25 kilometres from the Humber, all places that were associated with the battle in medieval texts.

MYSTERY REVEALED Could this carving in a Yorkshire church hold the key to the Battle of Brunanburh’s location?

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